Two days removed from Saturday's 31-6 win over Colorado State, the senior quarterback said he wanted to "move on and talk about Ole Miss" when he was asked to evaluate the Crimson Tide's up-and-down performance against the Rams.

The Rebels' defense, he said, is "unbelievable."

"They’ve got ball players all the way around," McCarron said. "They’re really good. Really
good team. So it’s going to be a challenge for us, it really is. We’re
going to have to step up, meet that challenge and get ready to play."

Through three games, Ole Miss ranks 33rd in total defense (332.7 yards per game). The Rebels allowed 35 points to Vanderbilt in their season opener but have since surrendered a combined 36 in wins against Southeast Missouri State and Texas.

"They can do a lot of different things," McCarron said. "They try to confuse you by
moving a lot up front. So, hopefully, we’ll do a good job of breaking
down their film and breaking down last year’s game this week and kind of
get a beat on what they do and tendencies and stuff like that.

"But
they’ve got a lot of playmakers, all the way around. They’re a really
good football team."

McCarron, who provided brief answers to most questions during his post-game interview Saturday, talked adamantly about the Crimson Tide's different offensive identity compared to last year's. When prompted about Alabama's struggling running game -- the Crimson Tide is last in the SEC and 90th in the nation with its average of 132 yards per game -- he said Alabama was a "new team."

"I think people need to realize that," McCarron said. "You’re not going to be the best at
running every year. Some years you’re going to be better throwing the
ball than you are running – and vice versa. I think people need to kind
of realize that. We’re going to play to our strengths.

"If we got to throw
the ball, we’ll throw it. If we’ve got to run it, we’ve gotta run it. As
long as we win."